As a player you are required to play the role of a character and follow the storyline the dungeon master provides. For a more detailed explaination click here. To beable to do this, you first of all have to fill in a character sheet. Once this is done you are ready to start an adventure, which is written by a dungeon master. However you may want to write a mini biography about your character and read up some roleplaying tips to get some ideas rolling about how you want to play your character.